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Quick start

Start with your first project

Six steps to go from an empty workspace to writing with your sources close at hand.

  1. 01

    Create an account

    Sign up with your Google account or email. No credit card required to get started on the free plan.
  2. 02

    Create a project

    From your dashboard, click New Project. Give it a descriptive name, for example “Bayesian Methods in Climate Attribution” or “Systematic Review: Hepatic Metabolism”. A description helps Academe understand the project context from day one.
    Projects are how Academe organizes your work. Each has its own files, notes, citations, and memory, so context stays scoped to the right line of research.
  3. 03

    Upload your papers

    In the left panel, click Upload or drag files into the file tree. Academe processes documents so they can be searched, cited, and used by the Research Agent.

    Supported formats: PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, CSV, TXT, Markdown, LaTeX (.tex)

  4. 04

    Start writing

    Click the + button in the file tree to create a new note. Start typing. Anywhere in the editor, press / to open the assistant command menu for outline, expand, cite, rewrite, and continue.
  5. 05

    Chat with your documents

    Open the Research Agent on the right. Ask about your uploaded papers, and Academe grounds each response in passages you can verify.

    Try asking

    • “What are the main methodological differences across my uploaded studies?”
    • “Does any of my cited literature contradict the claim I make in section 3?”
    • “Summarize the findings from the three most recent papers in my project.”
  6. 06

    Add citations

    In your note, type /cite and press Enter. Search by title, author, or DOI and Academe inserts a formatted citation in your chosen style. Every citation links back to the source.
What to try next

Find themes across papers

Upload a few more and ask the Research Agent to find patterns across them.

Search 400 million+ scholarly works

Literature search finds the papers worth citing.

Import by DOI

Pull metadata and citation data automatically.

Check for contradictions

Let Academe flag where your draft conflicts with your cited sources.